Premium Cigars are still very much subject to regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However there was a minor tweak to a proposed companion rule. Back when the Deeming Regulations were published, there was a companion rule proposed called. “Refuse To Accept Procedures for Premarket Tobacco Product Submissions“. This deals with the application […]
With Donald J. Trump set to become the 45th President of the United States in January 2017, there has been renewed optimism by the cigar community in terms of the industry’s battle against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As many know, the battle is centered on fighting the new Deeming Regulations the FDA has […]
This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responded to the lawsuit filed by the cigar industry’s three major trade associations – the Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA), and the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR). In there response the FDA denied the claims made in the lawsuit […]
Disclaimer: This is an opinion piece. This is not intended to be a legal document. It is also not a position favoring this decision made by the FDA. This author believes charitable contributions by cigar companies should continue for our military troops. This past week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration replied to an inquiry by Congressman Duncan Hunter […]
After five months of speculation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has confirmed its regulations which prohibit cigar companies from distributing samples also appliy to donating free cigars to soldiers. The FDA’s position on this was confirmed in a response sent to Congressman Duncan Hunder (R-California) by Ramesh Menon, the FDA’a Acting Supervisory Congressional Affairs Specialist. […]
It isn’t every day a United States Senator and former Presidential candidate visits a cigar factory, but that’s exactly what Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) did this past Wednesday. On the campaign trail Senator Rubio, joined by Florida House Representative Dana Young paid a visit to the J.C. Newman Cigar Company Factory, the last cigar factory […]
On September 15th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has issued warning letters to 55 retailers who were found in violation of selling tobacco products to minors. Perhaps the most interesting fact is that none of the violations involved a traditional (i.e. non-flavored, non-infused, 100% long-filler tobacco) handmade cigar product. One […]
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its regulations on premium cigars, one of the items in the regulations was a ban on cigar sampling. One gray area has been whether or not charitable contributions of cigars could be considered a sample. As a result, the question arose on whether cigar companies could continue […]
This week on August 31st, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance that documents the procedures cigar manufacturers need to follow to submit warning plans. As a part of this process, the FDA is accepting comments on the procedures. The comment period will run 30 days closing on September 29th, 2016. […]
The Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) has announced it has donated $50,000.00 to the legal challenge the industry associations have filed against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that challenge the deeming regulations. The announcement mentioned an equal split of the funds between two of the three industry organizations – the IPCPR (International Premium […]
